The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-22
or the DIzzliug Revelations That
Await the Spectators To-
day and Tonight.
"SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF
WASHINGTON"
And "The Greatness OF America"
to be Followed BY Hans Ander.
sens "Fairy Tale"
ESPECIAL TO THE ArPEAL.i

three to four extra trains daily, each
crowded with passengers, Coming to
spend the great holiday week in this
city. A considerable number OF thtse
tourists retained heir berths loon the
s%leepers, the la ter being sde tracked
at the depots. The visitors tan ihus
sp nd the day seeing the sights Of New
O,lpans and return to their bsTths at
night, certain of securing comfortable
if c ose quarters, where there is no
danger OF a crush. In consequence OF
provisions like this, and the very gen
ersl disp lsition shown by every one
| with an extra room or 80 to let it out
to strangers, New Orleans is able to
accommodate ate and are for q great
many moe than formerly, and can
store away comfortably three times as
many people as a few ysars ago.
Saturday night and yesterday over a
dozen large excu sions poured IN here.
| The largest was the party OF farmers
and fruit growers from the Northwest
la ely in attendance on The Jackson
convention. They will remain over
here soma time aud will visit other
portions of the South, as they desire
to inspe ct the country and its agricul-
tural pos sibilities, many of them in
tending 10 sett 9 h. RI If they can fiud
a good op ,ning. Most of the excur-
| sionisls are from Iowa, Illinois aud
Wi, consin. There were several other
large parties from these States. Toe
California excursions brought q large
number IF persons from the Pac fc
slope, including many New E1gland-
ers, who have ben spending the win
ter out there, and who come back
here on their way home. They wilt
not return just yet awhile but will
| lipger around the South for a month
or 70 enj lying the climate aud scenery
in Florida or on the Gulf coast.
There is a considerable falling of in
the number of boat parties from st
L1uis, Cincinnati and Mississippi river
cities. These formerly came down
here by steamer, spent the Carnival in
New Orleans and returned in the same
boat in which they came. A coup Q
OF Yeas ego there were never less
than a dozen steamers tied up at the
wharves here ct Msrdi Gras and
crowded with people, but the!e visit
ors are scarce indeedthis year.
IRE South is as well represented as
ever, there being large parties here
from ell the Southern States, pariicu'
la,ly Texas, and while it is difficult to
arrive at the exec figures, it is safe to
to tay trat there are between 10000
aud $4,000 people packed away in tbs
city today; the great majority Of
whom, however, are here only for 9
couple of days.
New Orleans has put on its besj
dress aud presents a very gala day ap
pearanca. Its buildings are every
where decola,ed with banners and
buotings, it's streets full of life auc
people, Especially is this 30 Of Cana
and st. Charles, where most OF the
strangers gather, because they are The
best known lhoroughfaTe', where al
the mask, r. snd'process passion
New 0fleans swoke this morning
wi b its population swollen to 350,0O(
or more, half Of them bent on ad ven
lures, pleasure aud enjoyment. From
an early hour the people poured dowT
by every avenue to the central portioI
of the city, where it was announced tn,
King OF the Carnival would make hi
triumphal entrance into New Odeans
l.. terly the King has been entering
New Orleans by way Of the Mississip'
pi, thus giving a chance for a Crane
display upon the river front. ThiI
year. however, the programme was
slightly varied, and the royal part!
came by rail owe the Illinois Contra,
road By special psrmit the %rsilroaC
WIS allo we'd to run its train into the
very center OF the city, and to land TIT
King and his party at the co 'ner o
ST. Charles aud 1t, Joseph streets.
An immense throng was gathered
there from an early hour this morn
ing, awaiting the train. All the bal
comics in the neighboraood were fl LEI
with ladies', and the stands, for halt
mile away, crowded with people. Tit
Household Guards, consisting OF thC
Continental Guards, Louisiana RI s
Washington Artillery, cadets snC
other local and visiting military, wer,
drawn up in line upoa st. JOSEPH
street, while on St. Charles were TN
horses Of the King and his Knights
and the hundred edd carriages OF tn,
Dukes Of he realm an1 the peer o
the carnival court.
When, at 9 O'clock p m ,'the royt
train, dec n ted with eveIgresns anC
the C Hnival Age, GENE in eigAt, the ar
tillery ia Lafayette Square thunderet
out a loya, salute, VIII lie all the whis
lies in the city, bells, gongs, etc.
ltarted simultaneously With a moist
that was perfectly deafening, and tn
thousaads assembled 10 the slrestl
sent up q shout Of w@come as thor
oughly cordial and hear y as II Re-
had been the most famous OF livinI
monarchs, instead of a mere max,
believe Of mummery, a King Of threadI
and patches.
Amid these shouts OF welcome tht
King and his immediate followers de
scended from the IrAin and mountt {
the horses awaiting for them. 1t wal
then seen that the protean monarch
who charges his form every year
coming in the disguise Of come famou,
monarch OF history-now as Solomon
now as C%harlemsgne, again as Aurel
ian or Shahresr-cams this Carnlva
a. the great antagonist and op oaent
Of Richard C0lr de Leon and the
Crusaders, S4laddin, the magniicen'
U.liph of the Moslem Empire.
His robes were the richest tn
Orient Adorded-'urbsn Of green silk
In the folds Of which glittered a ores
c NJ of diamonds, and cloak Of rec
velvet, ornameDted with precious
stones. AT his side was a sclmitar
covered with queer arsbesques, show
ing that it was Of the finest DAmascuI
workmanship, and on his arm be car
RED a shield OF gold. His steed was